Third Home Lost in Bushfire in Perth, Residents Return to Ruins

Three homes have been destroyed by a fast-moving bushfire that ripped through a suburb in Perth’s hilly eastern fringe with owners returning to smoking ruins. Confirmation of losses from the Parkerville blaze came as fresh emergency warnings were issued on Dec. 22Rog. Authorities said fires were burning in the Shires of Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Murray, northeast of Mandurah, and in the City of Swan and Shire of Mundaring, in Perth. Both were out of control, unpredictable and moving fast. The earlier Parkerville blaze pushed fire crews to their limits as it raced through the semi-rural hamlet before being downgraded late on Dec. 21....